Improvement in wall or window washers



ELIZABETH N. BRADLEY.

Wall or Window-Washers.

No. 137,340 Patented Aprill,l873..

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IMPROVEMENT IN WALL Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.137,340, dated April 1, 1873 OR WINDOW WASHERS.

; application filed January 22, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH N. BRAD- LEY, of Bridgeport, county ofFairfield, State of (Jonnecticut, have invented a Wall and WindowWasher, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists in attaching cut sponge to a wooden back of aparticular form and construction, the object being to present a soft,pliable substance to the glass or Wall that will not scratch or deface,and that will remove dirt without leaving lint or down, and, while itwill retain sufficient water for the work desired, the wooden back willkeep it in place and force it to its work.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a longitudinal view of washer. Fig. 2 is alatitudinal section through the center.

A is the back; B, the sponge; b, grooves; 0, holes; d, cord. The back Ais constructed of wood, the face rounded, as shown. Around the edges andacross the back in a latitudinal direction the grooves 11 are out. Ialso bore the holes 0 c c to correspond with the cross-grooves throughthe back from the center of side grooves. a is a hole bored in back fora hanin square strips the desired lengths, I then secure these strips(using care in setting, so

that the outside end as it was in the natural sponge shall be outside ofthe washer) to the wooden back by a cord or wire, drawing them well downinto the groove, and then pass the string through the hole 0 and secureit. After the latitudinal grooves are all filled I take the longitudinalgrooves and carry a row around and secure that in the same manner.

I am not necessarily confined to wire or cord to secure the sponge, as Ican use cement if it is desirable.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is--- Thecombination of the cut sponge B, grooves 6, holes 0, and cord orequivalent d with rounded wood back A, as described, and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification beforetwo subscribing witnesses.

Mns. ELIZABETH N. BRADLEY.

Witnesses THEODORE F. BRADLEY, ABRAM SKAATs.

